Blues music recommendations wanted

my tastes in Buddy Guy go to his early stuff.
my all time favorite album is Hoohdoo Man Blues, with Junior Wells and Buddy Guy.
a fantastic album from the early years. I have worn out three CDs.

Buddy Guys work here is pure minimal blues. clean and amazing.
Jr Wells has been his harp side kick for ages.

other chicago blues payers..........

Luther Alison
Magic Sam
Otis Rush
Johnny Guitar Watson

'nuff said.

But you should (IMHO) also peep Hubert Sumlin, who was Howlin' Wolf's long-standing guitarist and has recently been putting out his own albums.

There was a BIG thread on this topic a few months ago...

I have to 2nd dogbite's recommendation on Hoodoo Man Blues. I got it earlier this year based on someone's recomendation on this forum (could very well have been dogbite's at that time as well) and it is indeed AWESOME. I just picked up some Howlin Wolf and just starting to get into that too. Also, I'd recommend Jimi Hendrix's Blues Album. I've always been a huge fan, but listening to him play strictly blues is just awe inspiring (somewhere I heard/read that Hendrix was a big fan of Buddy Guy himself, but I have no idea where I'm coming up with that). If you haven't done so already, check out Clapton's Crossroads Festival 2007 on DVD. Guy closes the show and not only gives a great performance but there's a host of other great acts in there.

I have to 2nd dogbite's recommendation on Hoodoo Man Blues. I got it earlier this year based on someone's recomendation on this forum (could very well have been dogbite's at that time as well) and it is indeed AWESOME. I just picked up some Howlin Wolf and just starting to get into that too. Also, I'd recommend Jimi Hendrix's Blues Album. I've always been a huge fan, but listening to him play strictly blues is just awe inspiring (somewhere I heard/read that Hendrix was a big fan of Buddy Guy himself, but I have no idea where I'm coming up with that). If you haven't done so already, check out Clapton's Crossroads Festival 2007 on DVD. Guy closes the show and not only gives a great performance but there's a host of other great acts in there.

+ infinity (even if there is just one of me, lol). Killer album, one of my faves.

Hendrix was deffo a big big fan of chicago blues in general, and Guy in particular. Not sure of any specific credits but e.g. it gets mentioned in the interview with Guy in the latest Guitarist magazine (by the interviewer), and I've read it a bunch of times elsewhere, too.

I am glad you are liking HoofdooMan Blues.
if you want the boogie blues then John Lee Hooker is your man.

he has many albums. I like Endless Boogie. really long cuts. a backup guitar player in the session goes nuts with a delay.
cool stuff by a blues giant.

Excellent, I'll have to check it out!!!!

There was a BIG thread on this topic a few months ago...
And here it is:

https://www.guitarnoise.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=37926

i've been listening to a lot of skip james recently

One guy I'll also mention that I don't often see listed when the discussion turns to blues is Dereck Trucks. Don't know if you can categorize him as "blues" per se, but the guy can just make a guitar sing and I find his playing just mezmorizing. Duane Allman is another one. Again, probably not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of traditional blues guitarists like Buddy Guy, but as I've gotten more into the genre over the last couple of months I've come to realize there really is no such thing since so much of the music that old guys like me like are so influenced by those early blues greats.

Trucks is the new shooter in town. he is awesome.

Hendrix was deffo a big big fan of chicago blues in general, and Guy in particular. Not sure of any specific credits but e.g. it gets mentioned in the interview with Guy in the latest Guitarist magazine (by the interviewer), and I've read it a bunch of times elsewhere, too.
Yes. Guy was one of Hendrix's favorites.

Video of Hendrix watching and admiring Buddy Guy- http://youtube.com/watch?v=wG05S2vNsmQ

There are a lot of different styles of blues though man...what are you looking for? Muddy Waters blues? Or Jimi Hendrix blues. Call me biased, but I think Hendrix was the greatest bluesman ever. I've never heard someone so original, his ability to improvise can't be matched. He'd play Red House 80 different ways. Every version is a new and incredible experience. Hear my Train 'A Comin is beautiful, it paints a picture. Jimi played the blues like no one else I've ever heard before. You've gotta check him out, but instead of putting a long list up...I'll just say check out his vids on YouTube, and the album's "Blues" and "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues - Jimi Hendrix".

Other guys you gotta check out are...
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Clapton
BB King
Albert King
T-Bone Walker
Warren Haynes
Muddy Waters
Hubert Sumlin (in Howlin Wolf's band)

The blues is the best...it's the root of rock and roll and the root of music in general. Ah yea...feel the blues, live the blues.

Here' some lesser knowns

Sonny Mooreman
Eric Steckel
Gregg Baril
Pappa Chubby

You'll surely find them on google or myspace

Pat

I'm also a fan of John Lee Hooker.

I've got the first cd of the complete recordings of Robert Johnson on right now. The sound quality isn't bad considering how old the original recordings are. He knew how to play guitar too!

But back to the more modern, don't forget Howlin' Wolf.